Layer all ingredients in Jar Or vacuum seal bag. Add the following in a baggie on top of the mix ingredients:

3 1/4 teaspoons Active Dry Yeast

Attach Tag: Pour The following in the bottom of your bread machine pan: 1 1/8 cups Water

Add 1 Jar Mix Pour yeast package on top.

Set through Dough cycle of your machine, remove the dough when completed. Pull off 2 small pieces of dough (about 1/4″). (These are for testing your water).

On a floured countertop divide the dough into 8 balls. Push your thumb through the middle and shape your bagel. Allow bagels to rise (covered with clean cloth to prevent drying out) until double. In the meantime bring 3-4 qts of water to a boil. Add 1 Tablespoon of Sugar to the boiling water, stirring well. Test the readiness of the dough by dropping one of your little Dough balls into the water, if the dough pops right back up to the top, they’re ready, if not, wait a few minutes and try again.

You can usually fit 2 – 3 bagels per pan. Boil them for 1 1/2 minutes per side, turning carefully. Remove them and transfer to wire rack. Baste the tops with the following mix

Melissa Burnell, known to her friends and fans as "Liss," grew up in Southern Maine, now residing in sunny South Carolina. As a busy Wife, Mother of two sons, an avid photographer, and self-employed entrepreneur, Liss understands the value of both time and money.